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The Memoirs of Jahāngīr (Jahāngīrnāma) 65.10

Dwázda-Sála-i Jahángírí; Wáki’át Jahángírí, of the Emperor Jahángír (Elliot & Dowson, extracts) 65.10

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65.10

As only one day remained before the Sun would enter a new sign, I sent on Mu’tamad Khán to select a high and conspicuous spot on which to erect my throne, and make preparations for the festival of the New Year. It so happened that a little beyond the bridge, on the eastern bank of the river, there was an eminence—a charming green spot, on the top of which there was a level surface of fifty yards, just as if the executors of the decrees of God had designed it for such an occasion. It was there that Mu’tamad Khán set up the decorations for the festival, and managed all so admirably as to call forth my praises and acknowledgments. The river Kishenganga flows from the north towards the south. The river Behat, flowing from the east, falls into the Kishenganga, taking a northerly course.